Do German drivers use their smartphones safely?—Not really!
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- 作者：Mark Vollratha ; Mark.vollrath@tu-braunschweig.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Anja Katharina Huemera ; Carolin Tellera ; Anastasia Likhachevab ; Jana Frickea
- 关键词：Driver distraction ; Handheld cell phone ; Texting while driving ; Eating ; Drinking ; Smoking ; Observational study ; Epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Safety ; Situational influences ; Driver characteristics
- 刊名：Accident Analysis & Prevention
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：96
- 期：Complete
- 页码：29-38
- 全文大小：682 K
文摘
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An observation study of driver distraction in Germany was done with 11837 cases.
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Phoning (hands-free and handheld) were found in 3.9% of all observations.
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Using the smartphone (texting, apps) was even more frequent with 4.5%.
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Young drivers (18–24) had the highest frequency of phone use.
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Drivers seem to underestimate the risk introduced by using smartphones.